Palestinians in Gaza Celebrate Spain's World Cup Win: A Symbol of Hope and Resilience As the Spanish national football team lifted the coveted World Cup trophy aloft on July 16, thousands of miles away in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians were joining in the celebrations.
While it may seem counterintuitive for a people living under occupation to rejoice over the triumph of a foreign nation, there is more to this phenomenon than meets the eye.
The connection between Palestine and Spain dates back centuries, long before the establishment of Israel in 1948.